World in Focus

February 24, 2013

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Chinese entertainers prepare to be transported to a traditional Lantern Festival parade for the 15th day of the Lunar New Year which officially ends it's celebrations, in Nuanquan on February 24, 2013. The festival which dates back more than 2000 years to the Han Dynasty sees China's cities become a sea of lanterns and fireworks.

Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images

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Chinese entertainers prepare to be transported to a traditional Lantern Festival parade for the 15th day of the Lunar New Year which officially ends it's celebrations, in Nuanquan on February 24, 2013. The festival which dates back more than 2000 years to the Han Dynasty sees China's cities become a sea of lanterns and fireworks.